US, China vow to manage rifts ahead of Obama visit
Source: AP-Excite
By MATTHEW LEE
BOSTON (AP) — The U.S. and China pledged Saturday to overcome mistrust, manage their differences and cooperate on key issues like combatting terrorism and the spread of the Ebola virus as President Barack Obama prepares to travel to the Chinese capital next month.
Meeting in Boston, Secretary of State John Kerry and Chinese State Councillor Yang Jiechi said the relationship between the two countries is mature enough to discuss disagreements while building on areas of shared interest.
"There are many issues that China and the United States are cooperating on, even as we have some differences that we try to manage effectively," Kerry told reporters as he began a second day of talks with Yang.
Yang, noting that Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping had made improved relations a priority, agreed.
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Secretary of State John Kerry, right, walks to a meeting with Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi in Boston, Saturday Oct. 18, 2014. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
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Oct 18, 4:43 PM (ET)
